Autumn quarterly 2013

Tasburgh Quarterly and Church News - Autumn 2013

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Useful ContactsParish CouncilChairman Mr Dave Moore 01508 471041Parish Council Clerk Mrs Catherine Moore 01493 749918District Councillor Florence Ellis 01379 650032County Councillor Alison Thomas 01508 530652Norfolk Police Emergency 999 Non-emergency 101Safer Neighbourhood Team [email protected] Adrian Miller Inc Church News 01508 498317Parochial Church Council Mrs Julia Orpin 01508 470983Yellow Pages Mrs Julia Orpin 01508 470983Village HallChair Tony Lacey 01508 470870Bookings Mrs Sheila Plunkett 01508 470485 Mrs Melanie Goodall 01508 470195Village Hall 01508 471189Preston Primary School 01508 470454Village GroupsPlayschool Amanda Ellis 01508 470795Scout Group Mr Graham Pates 01508 471518Social Club Mr Don Proudfoot 01508 471408Netball Club Mrs Rebecca Heaser 01603 812472Players Mr Chris Austin 01508 471912Eurolink Mr Steve Beckett 01508 471198Allotment Society Mr Simon Orford 01508 471359Coffee Pot and Crafts Mrs Shirley Brooks 01508 470369St Mary’s Guild Mrs Margaret Madgett 01508 471525Tasburgh KnitWits Mrs Denise Kitchen 01508 470732Fitness Club (Over 50's) Mrs Ann Gibbins 01508 470225Fat Dad’s Football Mr Bill Wheeler 01508 471633Martial Arts Mr Andrew Gillingwater 07775 890359Inaccuracies or omissions? Please contact the Parish [email protected].


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Meetings

Parish Council meetings are held on the third Tuesday of themonth in the Committee Room of the Village Hall at 8pm(refreshments available from 7.30pm). Planning Meetings, ifrequired, are usually held on the first Tuesday of the month, inthe Village Hall Committee Room at 7pm. Agendas are posted onthe village notice boards and the website at least three daysbeforehand.

Public are welcome to attend all Parish Council meetings; there’san opportunity to speak or ask questions.

Please note, if you would like an item to appear on the agenda,details must be sent to the Clerk at least eight days before themeeting. The Council is unable to make a decision on anythingnot included on the agenda but can discuss newly raised mattersand refer them to the next meeting.

Minutes of meetings are posted on the website or are availablefrom the Clerk.

Parish Council Surgeries

Councillors are always willing to discuss any issues with you; theircontact details are on page 7. In addition, Councillors areavailable on the evenings of their main council meetings (thirdTuesday of the month) between 7.30pm and 8pm during whichtime refreshments are served.

Tasburgh Parish Council,Serving the Village of Tasburgh


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Tasburgh Parish Council,Serving the Village of Tasburgh

Parish Council Report

The Parish Council has made some minor changes to its AdvisoryCommittees (AC’s) which meet in between full Council meetings andcomprise current Councillors and any invited participants, if it is feltnecessary.

The aim with the AC’s is that they act as dedicated sub committeeswhich can look at specific schemes remitted to them via the Councilin order to free up valuable time at full Council meetings. They thenhave to report back to the full Council details of their findingstogether with any recommendations for the Council.

These AC’s cover three broad topics – Traffic Solutions, Developmentand Procedural.

Two of these AC’s had met since this report was written and itemscovered include:

Traffic Solutions: The need for cycle paths to Long Stratton and othervillages; inconsiderate parking in the village; and speeding.

Development: The Local Development Framework and Church Roaddevelopment with a need to work closely with the developer;affordable housing; the garage on Low Road.

Funding for the Vehicle Activated Signs, which will be placed at eitherend of the Grove Lane bends, has been approved and Norfolk CountyCouncil will be undertaking some monitoring of traffic prior to theirinstallation. In that way there should be some statistical data withwhich to compare the impact the signs will have on traffic.

The Council had noticed that the dog bins in the village were notbeing emptied on a regular basis and reported this to South NorfolkCouncil. As a result bins are now being emptied, but the Councilwould like to be informed where this is not the case so it can monitorthe situation.


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Tasburgh Parish Council

The Council gave its support for the introduction of the Post Officefacility that was due to open at the Village Hall on Thursday 8th

August and that it would be open on two days a week – Tuesday’sand Thursdays as a facility for the village.

The Council’s “Emergency Coordinator” Julie Lawrence attended ameeting to outline the registration procedure for villagers wanting tojoin the scheme to offer services, or equipment in the event of anemergency in the village. The scheme is operated and overseen bySouth Norfolk Council.

Don’t forget that you can read the minutes of all previous ParishCouncil meetings on our web site athttp://tasburghpc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk/agendas-and-minutes/minutes-2011/

Inconsiderate Parking in Tasburgh

It has been brought to the Council’s attention that there has beena return of the problems caused by people who park their vehiclesin an inconsiderate manner.

Vehicles have been parked partly, and sometimes fully, on thepavement areas around the village. This limits pedestrian access orforces pedestrians to walk in the road around the vehicles.

There have also been occasions where vehicles have been parkedacross driveways. This exacerbates the problem of the limitedspace, as residents cannot get vehicles into their driveways and offthe road.

The Parish Council asks all motorist to be mindful of how and wherethey park throughout the village.


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Tasburgh Parish Council

Contacting the Parish CouncilIf you would like to know more, have any comments about TasburghParish Council and its work or you have any issues you wish to beraised, please contact one of the Councillors or the Parish Clerk.ChairmanDave Moore 16 Henry Preston Road 471041 [email protected] Merchant 14 Orchard Way 470606 [email protected] Casson 12 Hastings Close 470334 [email protected] Hill 8 Harvey Close 471011 [email protected] Lacey 1 Grove lane 470870 [email protected] Proudfoot Aprilia Lodge, Saxlingham Lane 471408 [email protected] Read Thornly Barn, Saxlingham Lane 470229 [email protected] Sacks Glebe Cottage, Low Road 471002 [email protected] Simmons 2 Prior Close 471197 [email protected] Moore Jubilee Farm, Fleggburgh Road 01493 Rollesby, Norfolk NR29 5HH 749918 [email protected] http://tasburghpc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk/


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South Norfolk Council


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Tasburgh Village Hall

Tasburgh Village Hall will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its opening on 8th

September. So before I update you on recent developments at the VillageHall I thought I’d give you a very brief history of the hall, taken from “THEHISTORY OF TASBURGH” which was based on the writings of the late SylviaAddington in the Tasburgh Quarterly of the time, and the Parish Councilminutes of the day.

“From the wartime salvage fund and frommany money raising events including thesaving of pennies by the schoolchildren£562 16s 8d had by May 1947 been raisedfor a village hall. A leading light in theefforts to provide a hall was Mr. K. Riches,chairman of the village hall committee.

In 1949 a public meeting was called to discuss proposals for a hall, onebeing to rent a building. A breakthrough came the next year with the publicspirited offer of the gift of two fields covering about four acres by JohnEverson of Old Hall Farm and his sons Russell and George. Thus the villagegained both a playing field and a site for the village hail midway betweenUpper and Lower Tasburgh. Mrs Rosemary Hastings of Rainthorpe Hallofficially opened the hall in September 1953. The original buildingcomprised of a main hall with two small rooms at the rear intended as akitchen and a committee room.”

The hall has changed a lot since then! So to recent developments….

When I wrote in the Spring edition of the Quarterly we had just undertakena public consultation with regard to options for renewable energy at thehall and were getting some valuable advice from our local energy consultantJackie Richards (Whole House Energy). However, our plans were to changerapidly following a phone call from South Norfolk Council to our Chair Tony


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Lacey on the subject of renewable energy. The Council were reviewing anumber of projects across Norfolk that might be suitable for a renewableenergy fund being administered by Broadland Council. We were extremelyfortunate to be chosen as a ‘Showcase’ project for the ‘Green Deal’ fundand were awarded funding to cover all our heating conversion costs. Wewere also given a very ambitious deadline of only 2-3 weeks for the work tobe completed, so things had to move very quickly indeed. Meetingsscheduled, plans drawn up, and quotes obtained, the trustees (with advicefrom Jackie) decided which system best suited our needs. Fortunately theCouncil went back to DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) toobtain an extension. It finally came through and potential work was pushedback to a more suitable time for the Hall – the Easter holiday fortnight –withonly one wedding slap bang in the middle of it all. But that didn’t seem toomuch of a problem.

Whilst waiting for the Project Manager to draw up a list of works and designthe heating system, we were able to complete one of our original aims ofimproving the heat conservation and aesthetic appearance of the hall byreplacing the old metal frame, single pane windows and doors. With the£10,000 grant awarded from the Big Lottery Fund in 2012, a very generousdonation of £5,000 from the Tasburgh Sports and Social Club and some ofour Development Fund we commissioned Stratton Glass and Windows Ltdto undertake the work.

The fantastic final result – we now have a more efficient LPG heatingsystem, improved insulation, energy efficient lighting and some energyconserving PVC-u windows and doors. This arrangement will also allow usto pursue further renewable energy options e.g. Solar PV in the future.

Finally to the future……

The first village hall committee in 1953 represented the major organisationsin the village at the time: Parish Council, Women’s Institute, ParochialChurch Council, Methodist Church, Tasburgh United Football Club and theSchool Manager. It seems appropriate that in this 60th anniversary year theTasburgh United Football Club has reformed and returned to be a regularuser of the Hall, with children of the village and surrounding area meetingeach Saturday for training practice and in the new season competitivegames.


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The Village Hall Trustees are also very pleased to welcome Post OfficeLtd who have opened a facility in the main entrance to the hall onTuesdays at 9:30-12:30 and Thursdays 1:30-4:30, following closure ofthe main Village Post Office. It took several weeks for work to beundertaken at the hall to provide both a dedicated high speed ISDN lineand power for the Post Office equipment, but the facility finally openedon 8th August, being run by the Sub-Postmaster from Mulbarton. A fullrange of Post Office services will be available so please support and usethe facility so that it can continue.

Our fundraising efforts are now centred on improving and extending thecar park to meet capacity for all the user groups and events at the halland to provide better disabled access.

Our first activity to coincide with the 60th Anniversary weekend will bethe Village Hall Fete on Saturday 7th September (12-4pm). It promisesto be a fantastic event for all the family and will include all the traditionalactivities: tombola, raffle, bouncy castle, book and home-produce stalls,wellington-boot throwing competition, football games, teas and cakes,ice-creams, barbecue, and car boot. This year there will also be achildren’s fancy dress competition, with two age categories: 6- 10 yrs and5yrs & under (Judging will be at 3pm). Individual user groups will beraising funds to support their respective causes. If you would like to havea stall, or book a car boot pitch please contact Mel Goodall (01508470195 or 07969743107).

We are keen to support Village Hall user groups and associated societieswhere possible. In May we held a very successful joint Quiz and Spudsnight with the Tasburgh Allotment Society, and our October fundraiser(Saturday 19th) will be a Race Night in conjunction with the Tas ValleyPre-School and Playgroup. This year our Tasburgh Art Exhibition (23rd

and 24th November) will also include a children’s art competition. Soplease look out for posters in the village notice-boards for further detailsof all these exciting events to come.

Rebecca Orford (Village Hall Trustee).


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Recreation for All

At the point of going to print for the summer edition of the QuarterlyTasFest (previously The Tasburgh Community Festival) was thenabout to take place. This year Recreation For All (RFA) decided toraise money not only to develop our community’s recreationalfacilities but also to support two worthy local charities – The EastAnglian Air Ambulance and East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices.

TasFest took place on Saturday 8th June from 12 noon until 8pm, andfeatured six live bands performing on the Main Stage (The FrozenRaspberries, Worlds Apart, Without Motif, Rampant Horse, TheHarves and Dark Star) and four bands performing on the indoor stage.

The day also featured Tasburgh Sports and Social Club's annual BeerFestival. As always, there was a host of entertainment both in theMain Arena and elsewhere, with everything from Classic Cars, Tankand Military Displays, to Martial Arts Displays. ‘Fun Force’ and Punchand Judy were also on hand to entertain the children.

We were also very pleased to have a guest appearance from thisyear’s Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Stevie Pink. A talentedmagician from Lowestoft, Stevie has been wowing audiences aroundthe world with his illusions and highly crafted stage shows. Stevieposed for photographs, signed autographs, and was generally verypink!


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A BIG THANK YOU to all those that attended, the traders, all thebands, our food sellers, the many sponsors and the helpers on theday. Last but not least, a big vote of thanks to the Festival organisersand all from RFA who helped. We were able to raise a fantastic£3,750.

Following hotly on the heels of Tasfest, RFA held its Annual GeneralMeeting. Many of the existing community group representatives putthemselves forward again. We were sad to lose Tony Lacey from thecommittee, but Tony will still continue to support the organising andrunning of Tasfest. The date has already been set for 2014, so make anote of June 21st in your diaries. There has been some discussionaround the potential for RFA to move more towards a fundraising /advisory organisation, who could be approached for support for ideasfrom members of the community which meet our constitutional aimsaround improving recreational facilities within the Village. Socanvassing opinion and making decisions on how best to structureRFA going forward will be a key agenda item for the next fewcommittee meetings.

Recreation for All


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Mobile Library Timetable

Dates of visits to Tasburgh 12th September 26th September 10th October 24th October 7th November 21st November

Stop Arrival Departure Time TimeHarvey Close 14.15 14.50Valley Road Opposite No. 2 14.55 15.05Valley Road Near No. 27 15.10 15.20Lammas Rd / Henry Preston Rd 15.25 15.50Lammas Rd Near Prior Close 15.55 16.10Orchard Way 16.15 16.30

Any queries please telephone 01603 222267.

Long Stratton LibraryOpening Times

Monday: 10.00–1.00; 2.00–5.30; Tuesday: 2.00–5.30; Thursday: 10.00–1.00; 2.00–7.30;

Saturday: 9.00–1.00.


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Do you have a 0-5 year old?

Are you looking for a fun newgroup to attend for playtime and

friendly chat?

Then why not join us!

Please get in touch ifyou have any unusedpre school toys thatyou would like todonate to the group.


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Tasburgh United Charities

The Trustees of Tasburgh United Charities would like to remindparishioners that they have available each year a certain amountof money to be applied in helping the residents of the Parish who,regardless of their age and for whatever reason, find themselves inneed of financial help.

Assistance can be given by outright grant towards generalexpenses, by contribution towards a particular expense, atemporary loan or by purchases of equipment for use. Items offurther education will also be considered. Remember, the money isthere for use by any resident of Tasburgh. All applications areconsidered in the strictest confidence.

If your circumstances are not already known to the Trustees andyou feel that they might be able to help you please contact one ofthe trustees:

Mrs. Jill Casson12 Hastings Close,470334

Mr. Keith Read,Thornly Barn, Saxlingham Lane,470229

Mr. Ben Goodfellow,Rookery House, Saxlingham Lane,470668

Mr. Geoff Merchant,14 Orchard Way,470606.


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Tasburgh Eurolink

In June, Tasburgh Eurolink heldtheir Annual General Meeting, andthe same officers have agreed tocontinue into our 25th year. Wehave already agreed a broadprogramme for next June tocelebrate this remarkableachievement. Alan has booked ourannual wine tasting for 2014,further details will be given in the next quarterly, but it is always apopular evening. We also plan to have a safari supper nextsummer.

Dates for Your Diary

7 September Tasburgh Village Fete 12 - 4pm19 October Family Race Night, Village Hall 7pm9 November Craft Fair, Tasburgh Village Hall 10am - 2pm23/24 November Art Exhibition, Tasburgh Village Hall 10am - 3pm

If you would like your event listed onthis page just let us [email protected]


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Tharston & District WI

A rainbow of 100 examples of headwear allmade of sinamay, a fabric made from driedbanana skins, provided a colourful backdropas Margaret Simms from “Hats Francise”discussed crins, discs, cocktail hats and justhats at our April meeting. Her message was

that there is a hat to suit everyone (and the 32 members and 5 guestsall had hats placed on their heads to prove the point!); that a simpleblack dress and a hat makes a formal outfit; that the same dress wornwith different hats and matching pashminas makes different outfits,as people respond to the colour of the accessories not the dress. Wewere convinced!

34 members turned up for our meeting in June to welcome backJenny Gibbs, a real life Shirley Valentine and her talk on running aB&B in Turkey.

For the benefit of our many new members and those unfortunateenough to miss her first visit two years ago she explained that shewas dressed in the traditional costume of her adopted village, thatshe ended up there having arrived in Turkey with no plans, taken thefirst bus to anywhere, got off at the terminus, found accommodation,work and a man!

Together they had bought an old property and for 6 years had lived inwhat was a traditional Turkish house while it was being restored.They sold the cotton and olive oil produced on her husband Mustafa’sfamily’s land. In 2005 following a WI talk the Saturday magazine ofthe EDP ran an article on her life in which Jenny announced herdecision to run a B&B. The telephone rang incessantly. At this pointshe had no idea of prices, no European toilet or bathroom and nostairs to what would become the guests’ accommodation. But greetthe guests Jenny and Mustafa did. All her guests have been to one ofher talks and most of them are WI members.


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In July we had our annual outing and this year a group of 37 went toBury St Edmunds. The first part of our day was spent in thecathedral learning about the legend of St Edmund’s gruesome death(how when numerous arrows failed to kill him he was decapitated;how the head was lost and later discovered being protected by awolf; and how it reattached itself when reunited with the body!).The body is buried on the site of the cathedral.

We also learned about the history and development of the cathedralup to the completion of the tower last year. If asked what the mostmemorable thing about the cathedral is it would have to be thecolour. The reds, blues and yellows used to decorate the ceiling andthe canopy of the font together with the brilliance of the stainedglass in all the windows except the clerestory (which allowed thesunshine to flood in) produced a wonderful, uplifting effect in what isboth a parish church and a cathedral.

On Saturday 19th October we will be having a quiz night in ForncettVillage Hall so start organising your team and come along and enjoyour lasagnes and salads and friendly competition. More details fromJean on 01508 530289.

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P re - S c ho ol & P l a y g ro u p

T a s V a l l e y

P re - S c ho ol & P l a y g ro u p

T a s V a l l e y

Offers pre-school education and play for children2 ½ years to school age

We offer 5 sessions a weekMonday to Friday 9.30 to 12.30

At Tasburgh Village Hall.

All of our activities are planned to offer learning opportunities whiletaking children’s interests into account. Our last Ofsted inspectiongave us a grading of ‘Good’ overall, with ‘Outstanding’ for KeepingChildren Safe. The report stated that ‘children have fun and enjoytheir learning in the inclusive and welcoming atmosphere’.

For the new term we have spaces in all sessions and we are nowable to accept eligible funded two-year-olds, as well as three- andfour-year-olds.

At the end of last term, we said goodbye to 17 of our children whoare moving on to several local schools – we wish them all the bestfor the future. The occasion was marked with a combined sportsday and leavers party, and some brilliant singing of the children’sselected favourite songs. During the last term we also held a verysuccessful sponsored walk around the village hall field – the recordnumber of laps was 10, with many of the children completing 5 ormore.

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Tas Valley Pre-School and Playgroup

Playgroup Paper Skip

The paper skip is now parked at the rear of the Village Hall carpark. We will take any newspaper, card, magazines, boxes etc. Ahuge thank you to all of you who continue to bring your paper andcard down to us, we know that many of you have for many yearsand we are very grateful, as this continues to be a valuablefundraiser for us.The next dates will be:

Saturday 14 September 2013 Saturday 9 November 2013

The skip is manned between 8.30 and 11.30.

Our allotment plot has done very well, despite the dry weather, andwe have already harvested potatoes (for potato salad), peas andstrawberries, with carrots and runner beans still growing, as well as a‘triffid’ pumpkin which threatens to take over the entire allotment.

We are very proud that there has now been a playgroup in Tasburghfor 45 years. There have been many changes during this time and weface future challenges, but we remain committed to providing a localservice where local children can learn, enjoy themselves, and makefirst friendships that often last for many years. Please continue tosupport us.

For more information or to register a place please contact:Jill Casson on 01508 470334 / 01508 471189

e-mail [email protected]

Or feel welcome to just pop in and see us any morning –we are very friendly.


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Preston Primary School

The school has had a very busy term since the last bulletin.

On Sunday 5th May 7 pupils from Preston Primary represented TasburghUnited in an under 7’s football tournament at East Harling. They playedagainst 6 other teams and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

On 16th May Reception and Years 1 & 2 visited Easton College where theywere given a tour to see the farm animals after which they spent some timeindoors creating collages with straw, beans, seeds, leaves and othermaterials.

On 21st May members of the Art Group visited Norwich School. PrestonPrimary and Woodton have been working on an art project with NorwichSchool and the results of their excellent work was exhibited in the Hostryat Norwich Cathedral from 2nd to 14th July. We have some very talentedchildren and are justifiably proud of their success.

May 22nd was the ‘May Music Festival’ which replaced the usual SpringConcert. As usual everything was enjoyed by the audience and reached theusual high standard. Friday 24th May saw the Korfball Tournament andBBQ, which was great fun.

Wednesday 5th to Friday 7th June Years 3 and 4 residential trip to How Hill.This was a fun trip enjoyed by all and as usual the children behavedimpeccably. On Sunday 9th June five players from Preston Primary and twofrom Pulham competed in a Tasburgh United under 7’s Mini SummerTournament held at Diss Town Football Club. This was an enjoyablemorning and all the boys returned with medals for their efforts. A 5-a-sideFootball tournament was arranged for years 5 and 6.

On Friday 21st June the Friends organised the now popular Family Fun Nightwith stalls, bouncy castle, raffle, BBQ and Bar. This was a very successful


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event and with the matched funding from Barclays Bank raised £1,270 forthe benefit of our children. Thanks are due to the Friends Committee for allthe hard work involved in organising this event.

Also on Friday 21st June a Korfball tournament for children from Year 5 andYear 6 was held at UEA which they thoroughly enjoyed.

Long Stratton High School ran a Fun Team Building Morning for Year 6children on Saturday 29th June, and on Tuesday 2nd July the childrenattended a transition day there.

A cricket tournament was arranged for Monday 8th July. Thursday 11th Julywas School sports day. The weather was wonderful and everyone enjoyedthe afternoon . The children competed well and the parents races were alsovery popular, raising huge cheers. On Friday 12th July Year 6 receivedcycling tuition and had a test. On Monday 15th July Years 3 and 4 attendedan Athletics Festival at UEA Sportspark.

Senior citizens were invited to the Dress Rehearsal for the leavers play,‘Oliver’ on the afternoon of Tuesday 16th July and this was thoroughlyenjoyed by all who attended. The invitation to visit the school and enjoythe children’s enthusiasm is always appreciated and looked forward to.The 17th and 18th July were evening performances of ‘Oliver’ and receivedpacked audiences. It was a very warm evening and an interval for colddrinks was very welcome. The cast obviously enjoyed the experience andthe applause was tribute to their enthusiastic singing, acting and precision.This was another fantastic Leavers Play and the standard as usual was high.Thanks are due to the staff for encouraging the children to achieve suchbrilliant performances each year without fail. Without their input and hardwork enjoyable occasions like this would be impossible.

Preston’s Got Talent was organised again this year with the final on Tuesday23rd July. Singers, dancers a magician and a poetry reading were allrepresented. The leavers service on 24th July at 9.15 was well attended.Both a happy and sad time for Year 6 and not many dry eyes. They all seemto have grown up so quickly over the past year and are full of confidence.We are proud of them and wish them well in their new schools.

School re-opens on Thursday 5th September with a new reception intake onMonday 9th September.

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Tasburgh Scout Group

A word from the Group Scout Leader Graham Pates

It was our AGM on 19th of July which was a great event that gave us anopportunity to look back over the year of Scouts in Tasburgh. We metoutside as the hall was in use and were very fortunate with the on-goinggood weather. We had a few special guests at the meeting, including TimBrown (our Acting District Commissioner), David Moore (Chairman of theParish Council), Tony Lacey (Chairman of Village Hall) and June Braddock(who usually attends as a number of the awards we give to the YoungPeople are in memorial to Tim).

We try to keep the formal part of the meeting quick and to the point, but itin writing my report it made me realise that it has been a difficult year forScouts in Tasburgh, with some significant changes in leadership.

We have seen changes in all sections, with Tamsin Mutty and Chris Ballstepping back from Scouts last summer, Roger Knight leaving Explorers inDecember, Sammy Harlow leaving Cubs in December (but thankfullycontinuing to work with Beavers), Diane Bruton leaving Explorers in May, tobe replaced by Paul Williams moving from Scouts, and most recently StevenHowes leaving Beavers. We have also lost Allison Brown and Lucia Muttyfrom the Executive committee.

All of these changes have meant us having to juggle people across thedifferent units to try to ensure we continue to run all sections as well aspossible and provide a balanced programme of activities.

With all the above turmoil things are looking more settled for the future.From September, Trudy Musgrove is moving from Cubs to Scouts which willhelp fill the gap left by Paul and mean we should be able to run every weekagain. The Explorer Unit has seen both Sian Lacey and Matt Harlow beappointed to leadership roles and I hope that they begin to worksuccessfully with Paul to carry on the great work started by Roger andDiane. Finally we have some new Exec members joining us, Karen Ball andAngela Schug.

I guess all this shows that we can’t rest on our laurels and need to keepmoving forward if we are to continue to provide great scouting for the 100+young people involved in Tasburgh. We have included an advert for moreleaders in the quarterly this time, please take a look at it and if you thinkyou would like to know more please contact me.


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It hardly seems like three months since I lastsettled down to write the Cubs bit for theQuarterly, but I suppose it must be. It is nowtime to look back on what we did and plan

what we might be doing between now and Christmas (eek!). I know thatplans are already afoot for the traditional pantomime visit in January, sowatch out for booking forms soon.

One of the highlights of the session was an overnight camp organised atquite short notice at the end of June. Those who came along enjoyed twodays of glorious summer sunshine at Hautbois campsite. We had help fromparents putting the tents up at the start, and managed a range of games, ahike with no cows, great food from Graham, a wide game, a camp fire andeven some sleep. Next day there was bouldering (low level climbing) andraft building after a breakfast cooked over an open fire. Well done all whocame along and I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Apart from camping, we have had a litter pick around Tasburgh, a widegame in Tyrell’s Wood organised by Young Leader Tom Musgrove, firelighting, the traditional water fight and an AGM under canvass. We are

We have had a very busy summer. We joinedother Beaver Colonies for a sleepover at theBidwell centre near Thetford where we had achance to do some climbing, crate stacking andbackwards cooking to name a few of theactivities that were on offer.

At our weekly meetings we have dug up potatoes from the communityallotment, celebrated Independence Day with craft and pancakes, had a bughunt and picnic at Burrfield Park and ended the term with a games eveningwith water pistols. Next term we are looking forward to cooking over openfires, doing activities to gain the experiment and safety badges and having awide game in the dark with glow sticks.

Tasburgh Beavers meet on a Thursday 5-6pm at Tasburgh Village Hall. Weare the youngest section of the scout group with boys and girls aged 6-8.We do operate a small waiting list at the moment so if you would like yourchild to join or for more information please contact Kirsteen on 01508471739.



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This year the Scouts took advantage of the longsummer days with a "Survivalite" camp over 21st-23rdJune. This was a survival camp but the "lite" partmeant that they were allowed a few luxuries - such asproper flush toilets! The Scouts made some excellent

shelters using branches, rope and tarpaulins.

Some were simply a rope between 2 trees with a tarpaulin over, othersused a frame of straight branches stuck into the ground in a circle, curvedtogether and tied at the top. Unfortunately we managed to choose one ofthe wettest weekends of the year for our camp and rather than end up withwet, hypothermic Scouts we let them sleep in their tents instead of forcingthem to use the shelters! Most of our meals were cooked over open fires,using a range of techniques. Breakfast was cooked with the minimum ofequipment - sausages, bacon and even eggs were poked onto sticks andbalanced over the fire. For lunch on Saturday we tried 2 different methodsof cooking gammon joints. One was spit roasted, the spit resting on 2 "Y"shaped wooden sticks, a handle at one end allowing us to turn it as itcooked. The other was baked in our camp oven, created by digging a smallpit, filling it with hot embers and burying a biscuit tin containing the foil-

getting so good at putting up tents that we abandoned the Village Hall andmet al fresco. Thanks to all those who came along and congratulations tothose Cubs who were presented with their Chief Scout’s Silver Award,which is the highest award a Cub can get.

Next term we will be doing indoor cooking, some sports events, learningabout Remembrance Day and maybe even some yoga!

Finally, we have to announce that Trudy Musgrove will be moving on fromrunning Cubs in the new term. It has been great working with her and wethank her for the hard work put in with planning the sessions that havemade Cubs such a success. She has decided to step up to the challenge ofbeing a Scout Leader, as that is where we need people in the Group atpresent, so she will still be around. And welcome if she wants to comeback!

As usual, if anybody wants to get involved, please get in touch, either withmyself or Graham Pates as GSL. Mike Dawson ([email protected])


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wrapped gammon. The spit roasted gammon was delicious but hadn'trealised just how hot the camp oven would get and the baked gammon wasreduced to a small blackened nugget the size of a ping-pong ball! Campbread was more successful, several forms being baked over the weekendincluding cheesy poppy-seed bread, and jam filled dough twists.

Despite the miserable weather, the majority of the Scouts remained in goodcheer throughout the weekend and had a great time beating paths throughthe 6 foot stinging nettles, roaming the woods, poking sticks in the fire,burning things and generally getting grubby and having fun!

This summer the Explorer Unit has beeninvolved in a range of activities. The termkicked off with the Explorers volunteering at

TasFest, which involved setting up, fund raising and running the car park.This term Paul organised a navigation evening, using different activities tohelp improve their navigating abilities, such as recreating a scale modelvillage using the map as instructions. Another activity in the term was theScouting Skills night, in which the unit were tasked to erect a traditionalpatrol tent, use a Trangia camping stove, and construct an A Frame using acombination of different knots. Some of our Explorers joined with some ofthe Sea Scouts at a weekend hike challenge in North Norfolk in July. Thiswas a two day hike activity, the route consisting of approximately 20 miles,visiting many places such as Weybourne, Cromer, Sheringham andOverstrand, and spending two nights at Roughton Mill. The Explorers didextremely well , working well as a team, well done!

As usual for a summer term, the term ended with the 1st Tasburgh SeaScout AGM, where the Explorers was asked to run the BBQ. This year theAchievement Award was given to Daniel Pates, who has been with the unitfor many years, and unfortunately will be leaving us in December. The AGMalso gave us a chance to say one final thank you to Roger and Diane, whohave stepped back after 6 years when the unit was first formed. Next termthe Explorers will continue to be tasked with organising some of their ownactivities which will involve working as part of a team in their patrols.Explorers is a great way to meet new friends and gain new experiences. Ifyou're interested or have any questions, please call either Matt ESL(07816165800), Sian ESL (01508 470870) or Paul ESL (07825725736).



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Turned out nice again.....

Nature has a way of redressing the balance andthis has certainly been evident, as a very cold earlyspring gave way, finally, to a blistering hot summer.Probably our greatest fear as plot holders would besevere dry weather and that’s just what we got.Drought conditions from May all the way up tovery late July. No more 10mm really in ten weeks. This hassubsequently led to the very common sight of plot holders strugglingfrom the car park with 10 - 20L water containers in an effort toalleviate the problem. Shed holders, with some captured water fromroofs got by for a while but not for long. There was even an exampleof polythene sheeting laid out to snatch and collect whatever rainmight fall. More like a desert island scene from Castaway thansimple vegetable growing.

It’s at least shown us that that a consistent water supply must be inthe pipeline for us and we will make every effort to get water laid onin preparation for next year. Funding will need to be sought and asmuch of the work done ourselves to make this a possibility.

Even with the dry conditions the site really does look like anallotment, and already looks well lived in. Loads of great produce ison show and for those who have put the hours in, the rewards areclear to see. The first year is partly made up of finding your feetthough. Learning what may work in future years and what reaps thegreatest rewards. What might suit your style of production is alsoimportant. Will you make it to the site every evening or more likelyonce a week?

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We’ve had our fair share of pests, although thankfully the rabbitfencing seems to be doing a good job. Moles have popped up tocause a bit of havoc but on a personal note it was pigeons. They werenot my favourite example of our feathered friends before being a plotholder. Now their status is solid rock bottom after a completeannihilation of all my Brassicas - cabbages, broccoli, sprouts, the lot;all gone. Quarter of a plot reduced to nothing but stems. It was May,and there was an abundance of all sorts of weeds all over the placefor them to eat (to be honest all around my cabbages for starters) butno, my patch along with others really took a beating.

Our first major fund raising quiz evening held in partnership with theVillage Hall was a roaring success. Our Treasurer, Simon Scott,certainly pushed us to the limits of our brain power with some cleverquestioning with interesting gardening connections. The bakedpotatoes (and particularly chilli) were excellent and the drink flowedfreely thanks to some efficient table service. The £170 raised for uswas most welcome.

Our AGM was held at the end of July and a good turnout celebrated arewarding first year of plot holding. Our Chairman Mick Iresonreceived the Society’s Club Person of the Year accolade. A kind ofplot holders, plot holder of the year award. A look ahead will see usat the Village fete in September where we hope to hold some form ofPlot Produce Show. There, we will also, once again, find out -amongst other things - who really is,the best wanger of wellies in thevillage!

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Countryside Corner

Things that go flutter in the night…

Moths love lights. Leave a bathroomwindow open with the light on andchances are you will have one or twovisitors flying around the room. Checkyour walls around outside lights andyou will probably find a wellcamouflaged creature resting on thebrickwork. But if you really want to find out what goes on after darkin your garden, you need a moth trap with mercury vapour bulb, thebrighter the better. I finally got one for Christmas three years agoand summer nights have never been the same since. On a warm stillnight it will draw more life out of the darkness than you could everimagine.It works like this. The light attracts the moths andthey are funnelled down into a box, where someperspex stops them getting out again. At thispoint they settle down among some old eggboxes and wait until morning. This gives a chanceto examine them over a cup of coffee and seewhat has been caught.

Over the course of the year, different species hatch out, fly, mate andthen die, so there is always a succession of things to catch. Numbersbuild up and then drop back. Records can be made and data sent into a website devoted to Norfolk moths, www.norfolkmoths.co.uk. Ithas observations collected over the years and will show what can befound any night of the year in order of statistical likelihood. And ithas pictures, so even the beginner can identify things.

So what can you find? We have had over a hundred species in thegarden, ranging from tiny micros only a few millimetres long to PrivetHawk Moth (pictured across) at around six centimetres long with atwelve centimetre wing span. The largest catch was a Robin


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which went in searching for a free meal and then could not get out. Ireleased it unharmed, but found little else that morning.

Back in July, the Parish Council was good enough to support another‘moth breakfast’ in Burrfeld Park. About forty people came along andwere able to examine the contents of three moth traps, two fromTasburgh and one from Shottesham. It was good for children toexamine these creatures close up and pass on their enthusiasm toattendant parents.

An added treat was the chance to dissect some Barn Owl pelletskindly provided by the Hawk and Owl Trust at Sculthorpe Moor, nearFakenham. A fascinating opportunity to examine the dietary remainsof these silent hunters, which revealed several small mammal skullsalong with assorted other bones. And free bacon sandwiches, teaand coffee.

With a bit of luck, we will run a similar event next year, so pleasekeep an eye out in the Quarterly or on the notice boards.

So don’t worry about your clothes being eaten, but get out into thedark and see what you can find.

Mike Dawson

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Frozen Lime and Lemon Mousse Pudding

100g digestive biscuits25g butter30g light muscovado1 large lemon1 lime3 large eggs150ml double cream60g caster sugar6g packet gelatine

900g (2lb) loaf tin

Lightly oil the loaf tin. Place the digestive biscuits in a medium sizedplastic bag, squeeze out the air and tie the end. Crush the biscuitswith a rolling pin. Tip into a basin and add the muscovado sugar.Melt the butter, pour over the biscuits and mix well. Sprinkle half thecrumbs over the base of the loaf tin and reserve the rest for the top.

Put a saucepan half filled with hot water over a moderate heat andbring to a simmer.

In a medium sized bowl put the caster sugar, the grated zest from thelemon and lime and the strained juice. Separate the eggs placing theyolks with the sugar and keeping the whites in a separate bowl.Sprinkle the gelatine over the egg mixture.

Place over the saucepan making sure the bowl does not touch thesimmering water. With an electric hand whisk beat the mixture forapproximately 8 minutes until the mixture thickens. Remove thebowl from the heat and continue whisking for three to four minutes.Whisk the double cream to form soft peaks, fold into the cooled

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Recipe of the Season

lemon mousse. Working quickly wash the whisks thoroughly makingsure no grease remains then whisk the egg whites until stiff. Quicklyfold into the mousse with a metal spoon taking care not to knock outtoo much air.

Pour into the loaf tin and sprinkle the remaining crushed biscuits overthe top. Cover tightly with foil and place in the freezer overnight oruntil required.

Remove the mousse from the freezer into the fridge for 2 hoursbefore serving then turn out onto a serving dish. Serve cut into slices.If any mousse is left over store in the fridge, the texture will just bemore mousse like when eaten

Serves 6With thanks to Joanna Merrills

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Tasburgh MemoriesAs we approach September it is worth looking at the only name on thememorial from the Second World War: Michael John Carnac Fisher.

2nd Lieutenant Fisher was serving with the 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers(London Regiment) in 1940. His battalion was tasked with holding thenorthern edge of the Dunkirk perimeter as it steadily shrank under thepressure from the German attack. On the 31st of May, during the Germanassault which at times completely surrounded the battalion, he was killed.After a strong counterattack by the remains of the 4th division and asuccessful RAF and naval aviation attack on the Germans the division pulledback and was picked up from the beach. On the 4th of June 1940 OperationDynamo ended with the rescue of 366,131 allied troops, but the three weekFlanders campaign had cost 68,111 British officers and men killed orprisoner of which 2nd Lieutenant Fisher was one.

M J C Fisher was born in 1920 the son of William Lawrence Thompson Fisherand Eleanor Mary, nee Pemberton. He was christened in St Peters ChurchEuston Square, the same church where, in 1917, his parents were married.His father’s home address on the marriage certificate is Burgh House,Fleggburgh. At the time of his marriage William Fisher was a captain in theRoyal Fusiliers. His battalion had taken part in the battle of Vimy Ridge inthe April and was to take part in the battle of Messines in June, whichprobably explains the London Marriage under special licence in May.

The family lived at Tasburgh House in 1939 but had left by the end of thewar. His father died in 1968 at Hatfield in Herts and his mother, probably,in 1978 in Berlin.

The 1939 Register of Electors, those adults over 21 who had rights to vote innational and local government elections, show only 3 men from the villageaway to the military. M J C Fisher is not one of the three as he was not oldenough to vote. The three were :

Edwin John Albert Lammas of Commerce HouseDenis William Heley of Fir CottageLogan Dahne Gates of the Rectory.

The register for the Victory Election of 1945 is in two parts. The first isgeneral register of voters who are in the village. This register shows theFishers had moved away. The second known as the forces register shows a


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Tasburgh Memoriesfurther 18 eligible to vote. These are all military rather than from themerchant navy, discharged or war worker. These are:

Banham A C of Orchard View Cadman J A M of Post OfficeCushion C of Riverside Lane Cushion V of Upper TasburghFrancis F of Nevilla Gates A of The RectoryGirleston G D of Fir Cottage Lammas Bernard of 1 Council HousesLammas Bertie of Tasburgh Lammas P of Commerce HouseLarner E of Glebe Cottage Larter F of Lower TasburghMoore J of Upper Tasburgh Moore Reginald of Post OfficeMoore Robert of Lower Tasburgh Riches G of Lower TasburghWaller E of Tas Ford Wheeler J of Tas cottage

This cannot however be the whole list of those who served in the military,the land army, the merchant navy, Bevan Boy or in the range of conscriptedoccupations. I would like to compile as complete a list as possible before allthose who remember these things are gone. Please send the names andany details you think are relevant to the email address below.

The list above has one major difference to the list for previous wars: GatesAgness; Larner Elizabeth and Moore Joan. The nursing sisters in theVoluntary Aid Stations of the first world war were largely ignored, in thesecond war women served in all branches of the military. Did Agnes,Elizabeth or Joan serve as gunners on anti-aircraft sites; plotters in aircraftdirection stations; nurses in hospitals close to the front? Did they serve inthe UK or as far away as Burma? Someone must know and their serviceshould be recognised in their home village.

Bob Davison

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Chairman’s Blog

It has been a busy quarter since I sat down to write my last blog. We’vehad TasFest 2013 and the Village Cricket Day which was won by UpperTasburgh [cough cough!], both of which were enjoyable days. I’d like tothank all the staff who volunteered their help yet again on the Festivalday, unfortunately it can’t be measured in pints and in truth without thesolidarity of the committee and the others who continually provide theirtime, there would be no bar at all. On top of these two events we havealso been busy providing the bar for private hire at 2 weddings, 3christenings and several birthday parties.

In July we also held our Annual General Meeting, after which I was askedby a club member if I could highlight all the donations the club made inthe next edition of the Tasburgh Quarterly. In the financial year of 2012-2013, Tasburgh Sports & Social Club CIC donated a total of £12,814 tocauses within Tasburgh. Hazel Dear, our club Treasurer has kindlyprovided a breakdown of the clubs donations below.

The majority, £9,259, was handed to Tasburgh Village Hall, £5000 as adirect donation towards the upgrading of the windows and doors whichwas carried out in the spring. The club also donated the physicalimprovements to the club area, such as replacing the old tables to matchthe new chairs bought the previous year at a cost of £790. We alsopurchased a star cloth to be hung behind the stage when functions areheld in the main hall, and a picnic bench for the patio area, betweenthem these totalled £1,000.

After rent of £149, profits totalling £155 from the pool table situated inthe small hall were also given directly to Tasburgh Village Hall, as per anagreement with the Village Hall to have the table.

Whenever a function is held by a user group, such as the TasburghScouts, Playgroup or Tasburgh Players, or a charity event such asChildren in Need and the Village Cricket Day, 20% of the bar takings aregiven back to the organiser. A total of £1,320 has been donated in thisway. The Sports and Social Club donated £1,909 to Recreation for Allfrom the Tasburgh Community Festival day 2012, from the bar takings

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Tasburgh Sports and Social Club

and sales of beer at our beer tent donated from local breweries. Wealso supported the Tasburgh United Football Club to pay for trainingsessions on Saturday mornings, a total of £630 was donated to provide acoach from Norwich City Community Sports Foundation. Without thecontinued support from the clubs membership and visitors to the clubthis would not be possible.

Thank you Hazel, I hope that this breakdown shows how the initialobject of the club has finally come to fruition by helping to promotesocial and recreational activities in the village. Many thanks to all themembers who have renewed their membership, and continue tosupport the club and its events, if you have not rejoined or are new tothe village and would like to become a member it costs £8 for the firstyear and £3 annually after that. Please feel free to drop in on one of ourclub nights or drop us a email for any further information.

Cheers for nowDon.


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